The best I can say for video game adaptations these days is that some aren't as bad as I expected. Assassin's Creed: The Fall is the first project in a long time that I can praise without hesitation or some caveat. This is a genuinely well-crafted and enjoyable book that can appeal to fans of the games and new readers alike. It does a good job of expanding on the series' mythology while also presenting an accessible adventure with a fresh hero. And perhaps best of all, you don't need to waste 40 hours of your life hunting for every last hidden flag in Jerusalem. What's not to like?

Rather than simply cancel Daredevil's book in the wake of his disappearance, Marvel has chosen to keep the series alive with a new hero. There's no denying that Black Panther's arrival in Hell's Kitchen is oddly random considering that Harlem has always served as T'Challa's stomping grounds in America. Despite this fact, I'm more than a little intrigued by this revamp. Anything that brings Panther more in line with the portrayal seen in Christopher Priest's under-appreciated series is welcome in my book. And though David Liss is an unknown factor, Francesco Francavilla already proved himself adept at superhero noir in Detective Comics last month. With any luck, this will become the most successful example of one hero stealing another's book since Incredible Hulk became Incredible Hercules.

Have you taken a look at IGN Comic's Best of 2010 awards?! If you have, then you know that BaR is one of our favorite books on the shelves today. Lifted by Grant Morrison's insane storytelling ability, Batman and Robin was well atop our pull list, and even with the rotating artists we were happy with every issue. Now however, Morrison is gone, and in his place is Paul Cornell. Sure, it may only be for a couple issues, but we couldn't think of anybody that could match Morrison's creative tone any better. So make sure to check out Cornell's second issue this week, hopefully he can keep our high standards sated with "The Sum of Her Parts."

Even though I am a baby of the eighties, I never was much for G.I. Joe. While I was fooled into watching every other cartoon of that generation, I somehow missed the Joes, and as such I don't have nostalgia forcing me to follow every one of IDW's Joe series. However, there is one that did grab my attention right from the beginning and showed me a little of what I have been missing all these years, in G.I. Joe Cobra. If you're like me and not much of a Joe fan, this is the book for you. Grounded in the real world, with plenty of Cobra mayhem to be found, this series continually gets high marks from IGN, and carries my seal of approval. Joe fans and those who don't really care, check this out, you may really like it.

Marvel has plenty of good books coming out this week, but the one that I am looking forward to most is Uncanny X-Force #3. With tons of credit given to Rick Remender and Jerome Opena, this series is one of the best new series to come out this year, and possibly the most fun X-Men book on the shelves. Unless you count X-Factor as an X-Men book, in which case pick X-Factor #212 up this week as well and enjoy Thor and X-Factor in Las Vegas. If you haven't experienced this book yet, do yourself a favor and pick up all three issues, you will not be disappointed.